tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72437669731740980342024-02-19T16:47:59.585+08:00Roman Catholic and ChristianA Collection of articles from the Net to encourage Catholics and Christians to remain faithful to their faith. Praise to you Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2647125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243766973174098034.post-81115036981549501522021-03-08T15:00:00.002+08:002021-03-08T15:00:47.837+08:00More Wisdom from Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><div class="m_4908009460910808584mcnTextContent" style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: lato; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 60px 90px 30px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><h3 style="color: #404040; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 45px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The preaching of a holy priest will move hearts; an enlightened director will make souls recognize what God wills; a generous priest will know how to bear fatigue in administering the sacraments. People are won when Christian doctrine is presented as attractively and clearly as it deserves. Thus, Saint Teresa says, we must pray that priests be holy.</h3></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_4908009460910808584mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_4908009460910808584mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h2 style="color: white; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00c8ff;"><strong>— Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalene</strong><br />from <em>The Way of Prayer: A Commentary on St. Teresa’s Way of Perfection</em></span></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_4908009460910808584mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; min-width: 100%; padding: 15px 18px 20px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243766973174098034.post-86817781278950294742021-03-04T20:01:00.001+08:002021-03-04T20:01:04.643+08:00Aquinas on the Four Last Things<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td align="center" id="m_7823210278167620636templateHeader" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_7823210278167620636templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px 9px; text-align: center;" valign="top"><img align="center" alt="" class="m_7823210278167620636mcnRetinaImage CToWUd" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEj3ex0ES9XL4gekAro5IjpORU-ExIYNJqLwevnKVjmqR885jhF2DwlefbvhtfYjIPV0WKADwAuwB5nz7oX3kOKgaov62IvX75r2Ko4vDFnSmNwR7rCz5DFxzF3DnpVVcdyRcmnCKjjdfyEx-LFKUvLYg7y75MNm6-VrYFtw0Y070wXmLZLr7Jy9xru-cf7n78wLdCheLdeuU7JjHbSXElYRwqv00f2iTg=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; display: inline !important; height: auto; max-width: 500px; outline: none; padding-bottom: 0px; vertical-align: bottom;" width="250" /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_7823210278167620636mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; min-width: 100%; padding: 26px 18px 0px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border-top: 2px dotted rgb(247, 245, 237); min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" id="m_7823210278167620636templateBody" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: center center; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: cover; border-bottom: 0px; border-top: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 35px; padding-top: 25px;" valign="top"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_7823210278167620636templateContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 600px !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_7823210278167620636mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_7823210278167620636mcnTextContent" style="color: #727272; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><p style="line-height: 24px; margin: 10px 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;">What happens at the<br />moment we die?<br /><br /> <br />Do our souls<br />go immediately to<br />heaven or hell? 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font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 45px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">True freedom means that we see nothing with either the eyes of the world or with the eyes of our nature, but in the light of Christ, and with the eyes of Faith.</h3></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_-5449977067126569484mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_-5449977067126569484mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; 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height: 246px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 350px;" width="350" /></a><br /><br /><br />So it was with Jesus who in<br />His final hours gave us seven<br />last “words,” rich with spiritual<br />meaning for every human soul.<br /><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sophiainstitute.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Db08c16feae130c0b4312d5ceb%26id%3D68fbcbced4%26e%3D25a4289b70&source=gmail&ust=1614515800861000&usg=AFQjCNHi7rgq2Ti7BKCoXwQZZnRcfOjSCg" href="https://sophiainstitute.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b08c16feae130c0b4312d5ceb&id=68fbcbced4&e=25a4289b70" style="color: #2fa0a9;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhpebKj8QL06r6x0aJTKMqE34bGxN_AlyD-dSIe9Rpbh-hLsOfa2MmqhFp3PCVHKtigmF2fPqYfSndZ5HlgBi3CJigjtyvN6T_gX53XoBxWoOAeG17wHhUrU2WvxjA5RrxTP_F4vxNP1BdQLc2Z3w4kFIyW1NPcZ1aSv4GTDwePJ1sg7yN9-VedC3i8iMc2SK2g9eADj6YhKpX90ryw2raV_K_hRzZslQ=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 469px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><br />For the first time ever,<br />Archbishop Fulton Sheen's<br />complete writings and reflections<br />on Christ’s last words have been<br />compiled into this one book.<br /><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sophiainstitute.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Db08c16feae130c0b4312d5ceb%26id%3D35584e0f52%26e%3D25a4289b70&source=gmail&ust=1614515800862000&usg=AFQjCNGZVhD4oXhV4prpw9-m9awtHP8m2Q" href="https://sophiainstitute.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b08c16feae130c0b4312d5ceb&id=35584e0f52&e=25a4289b70" style="color: #2fa0a9;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgBEh4YCAXyS16CoX-jR5sZIeLuXp03mXhZTJWtGrd3Xl5eOq1NaONJN6_G3pBQiOZ6GhsE6xfwURgdJRBnvCmzYnshfwKfGa8p_q9WlBp51GP3dgdDUrCw-VJ6vdEjn7gOLLOPD2BTISZ4sM-FOLYNerta2z_AmZHvgt9Gp2y8xvWdQ9v0OcVFqoTtxTJRKgE3NBbUGLifwR0ax6rhaWoztRaJxo1uUA=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 450px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><br />Archbishop Sheen shows how<br />the seven words are, in fact, a full<br />catechism on the spiritual life.<br /><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sophiainstitute.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Db08c16feae130c0b4312d5ceb%26id%3D5edccc50eb%26e%3D25a4289b70&source=gmail&ust=1614515800862000&usg=AFQjCNE0rPhcpHE2ZAyFe5XJhIzrHiJHyw" href="https://sophiainstitute.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b08c16feae130c0b4312d5ceb&id=5edccc50eb&e=25a4289b70" style="color: #2fa0a9;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEjLEbxi5lvUv1ckKRnLN1AxwtE6Y03S8ajQzYe7M_iBBdLfXemtnkxnBZrkLUk2i-EVMRc63bIO8w-30GDXXc7vEJqi3WFOVxZhtN7WIqEoCZ_aB43ju8rtp4XsmsbMatRFGRl-L7IYVlCNv0fteOUB4v3-16UglzawI6eHL4SsteS4kPIiZbvcmEqWHYojXVDQWvnp2mDqw-SbbpPWdrcp4bQ_g6Hbwg=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px; height: 266px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 400px;" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><br />From them, you’ll learn the secrets<br />to living the Beatitudes, ways to avoid<br />the deadly vices of anger, envy, lust, and<br />pride, and how to cultivate the heavenly<br />virtues of fortitude, prudence,<br />justice, and charity.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: maroon;"><strong>With Archbishop Sheen<br />as your guide, you’ll also learn:</strong></span></span></span></div><ul><li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;">Why, during His Passion, Jesus never proclaimed his innocence.</span></span><br /> </li><li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;">Why Jesus appealed to His Father to forgive, but did not Himself forgive directly.</span></span><br /> </li><li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;">What Jesus’ third word from the Cross says about lust.</span></span><br /> </li><li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;">Why, like Jesus, the most innocent among us must suffer.</span></span><br /> </li><li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;">Why darkness covered the earth after Jesus spoke his fourth word.</span></span><br /> </li><li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;">What the Passion says about judging others (and why it’s an assault against hope).</span></span><br /> </li><li style="margin-left: 15px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 18px;"><span style="font-family: georgia, times, "times new roman", serif;">How the conversion of the good thief is the key to the conversion of our modern world.</span></span><br /> </li><li style="margin-left: 15px; 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height: 347px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 296px;" width="296" /></a><br /> <br /><br />And now, for the first time ever, his<br />wise teachings on prayer are available in<br />a single, definitive volume to help you perfect<br />your prayers and make them what they must<br />become: a daily, holy habit.<br /><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sophiainstitute.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Db08c16feae130c0b4312d5ceb%26id%3D2dca4ac713%26e%3D25a4289b70&source=gmail&ust=1614515800862000&usg=AFQjCNGjAF8TrG1Hk5A5ePtoeqvaCDbgZw" href="https://sophiainstitute.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b08c16feae130c0b4312d5ceb&id=2dca4ac713&e=25a4289b70" style="color: #2fa0a9;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEhyS7hA0GVfMM6ADpXJbtgysExTIQ3w2iLhQuw6xuqAnAXl8r2R7xCWGBzylvOEloFqDB_h_vPLQZ6w-wBh8h7v0IekdO2yUbzRTzFkCb6clYnUehe02WkqUpMRmfgbJV0QqmuEmqcM9eUs_GMxrSJygzbJ4uaAnhN_PMfteNcdHXQsvXMeSFFMJ1FE6gbK6nA8fO4_SUdm4m-E0uhlqHAvKjU_djZYA1ZmYM1Fmg=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 1px solid rgb(114, 114, 114); height: 463px; margin: 0px; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; width: 300px;" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><br />Archbishop Sheen unveils smoldering,<br />oft-overlooked riches in everyday Catholic<br />prayers, transforming them from<br />rote recitations . . .<br /><br /><br />. . . into powerful moments<br />of communion with God.<br /><br /><br /><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sophiainstitute.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u%3Db08c16feae130c0b4312d5ceb%26id%3De4b461e8aa%26e%3D25a4289b70&source=gmail&ust=1614515800863000&usg=AFQjCNEq7f3um0velLUOsW9zxJniOiFIqA" href="https://sophiainstitute.us5.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b08c16feae130c0b4312d5ceb&id=e4b461e8aa&e=25a4289b70" style="color: #2fa0a9;" target="_blank"><img class="CToWUd" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgs-CdoB2MzTvEOly469_dxwNXJHYk9P21vav6YBqK66mrhCBBA5A7HSjZVKb-Qsz7MvkcZNrBN6pQHk9nB8X3ikxkLSWKyuZognMPlLK4joVDezi-kB_ipD4-jHqCqamu9_JGX2nm-RMzZ6Se5DEsCygVQ9TXuTceOhCWxh5ZUYL4GWBD9gyFm9G95ZU7228BD07SnQTj6nnZTCVKnkItF7fT9gKi63A=s0-d-e1-ft" style="border: 0px rgb(114, 114, 114); 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color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><div class="m_5210743150784369392mcnTextContent" style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: lato; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 60px 90px 30px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><h3 style="color: #404040; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 45px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">There are many ways of offending God by words; for example, by swearing and blaspheming. We must not swear by the Creator, nor by any creature, except with these three conditions -- truth, necessity, respect.</h3></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_5210743150784369392mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_5210743150784369392mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h2 style="color: white; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00c8ff;"><strong>— St. Ignatius of Loyola</strong></span></h2><h2 style="color: white; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00c8ff;">from <em>The Spiritual Exercises</em></span></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243766973174098034.post-87912064890554361382021-03-01T20:00:00.001+08:002021-03-01T20:00:02.360+08:00Visual Verse of the Day (NIV)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr92oZUzS4Ijn2m2_uZybcJ9ZDt_8xMbhvkAPBI70ogZhUT6ZFz88al01KRynhZ7Un0-qOVc4ke7NXyIJpVahL5sL2udkLOuTGxYQae3WJLxOZzwxVF6ZnJ4Kw_xd0-QkJgeyPY4muND4/s476/image_2021-02-27_210828.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr92oZUzS4Ijn2m2_uZybcJ9ZDt_8xMbhvkAPBI70ogZhUT6ZFz88al01KRynhZ7Un0-qOVc4ke7NXyIJpVahL5sL2udkLOuTGxYQae3WJLxOZzwxVF6ZnJ4Kw_xd0-QkJgeyPY4muND4/s16000/image_2021-02-27_210828.png" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243766973174098034.post-44867847019715583362021-03-01T15:00:00.001+08:002021-03-01T15:00:01.873+08:00Daily Quote - If you cannot find God...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Q0iRPHJu1TVZXqQ3NSsQlU9qGKHZdUIkX6cuah-r0uI4eMfdLFVQ2Me7H4yx6KOhs6hvA6GYVJ6ChbBiJ1lZLdkhpMOS-4ipyyuuMQWJbnsNKYRGdNYMvvX5JeoXb2B1x9M6nGgqHaI/s600/image_2021-02-27_210600.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Q0iRPHJu1TVZXqQ3NSsQlU9qGKHZdUIkX6cuah-r0uI4eMfdLFVQ2Me7H4yx6KOhs6hvA6GYVJ6ChbBiJ1lZLdkhpMOS-4ipyyuuMQWJbnsNKYRGdNYMvvX5JeoXb2B1x9M6nGgqHaI/s16000/image_2021-02-27_210600.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243766973174098034.post-340623363970080692021-03-01T08:00:00.004+08:002021-03-01T08:00:03.801+08:00Wisdom from St. Ignatius of Loyola<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><div class="m_7372701044237058840mcnTextContent" style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: lato; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 60px 90px 30px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><h3 style="color: #404040; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 45px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Man was created for a certain end. This end is to praise, to reverence and to serve the Lord his God and by this means to arrive at eternal salvation</h3></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_7372701044237058840mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_7372701044237058840mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h2 style="color: white; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00c8ff;"><strong>— St. Ignatius of Loyola</strong></span></h2><h2 style="color: white; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00c8ff;">from <em>The Spiritual Exercises</em></span></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243766973174098034.post-60096558971680538912021-02-28T15:00:00.001+08:002021-02-28T15:00:04.183+08:00Daily Quote - The ignorance of some...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEM4A_nrPmnCFaMaVz3am-0YSjsh1-7wp5o09NbtZlVlS9yS8jqvfAf3CD0YzwWDgjMyp_MHYNtnASnHAz7GgJHjlH5hiLrwPOar0IhyphenhyphenRs05erxLhfHIBizl5juzKTUvjUWzx5t_jGpQ/s600/image_2021-02-27_204559.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNEM4A_nrPmnCFaMaVz3am-0YSjsh1-7wp5o09NbtZlVlS9yS8jqvfAf3CD0YzwWDgjMyp_MHYNtnASnHAz7GgJHjlH5hiLrwPOar0IhyphenhyphenRs05erxLhfHIBizl5juzKTUvjUWzx5t_jGpQ/s16000/image_2021-02-27_204559.png" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243766973174098034.post-17981265208728605382021-02-28T06:00:00.003+08:002021-02-28T06:00:00.132+08:00Second Sunday of Lent, Cycle B February 28, 2021<p><br /></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>First Reading</strong><strong><br /></strong>Genesis 22:1-2,9a,10-13,15-18<br />Abraham obeyed God and prepared to offer his son, Isaac, as a sacrifice.<br /><br /><strong>Responsorial Psalm<br /></strong>Psalm 116:10,15,16-17,18-19<br />A prayer of faithfulness to God<br /><br /><strong>Second Reading<br /></strong>Romans 8:31b-34<br />God’s faithfulness is shown in his offering of his own Son for our salvation.<br /><br /><strong>Gospel Reading<br /></strong>Mark 9:2-10<br />Jesus is transfigured in the presence of Peter, James, and John.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Gospel Reading </strong>(Mark 9:2-10)<br /><br />Jesus took Peter, James, and John <br />and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves.<br />And he was transfigured before them, <br />and his clothes became dazzling white, <br />such as no fuller on earth could bleach them.<br />Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, <br />and they were conversing with Jesus.<br />Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, <br />“Rabbi, it is good that we are here!<br />Let us make three tents: <br />one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”<br />He hardly knew what to say, they were so terrified.<br />Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them; <br />from the cloud came a voice, <br />“This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”<br />Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone<br />but Jesus alone with them.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As they were coming down from the mountain,<br />he charged them not to relate what they had seen to anyone,<br />except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead.<br />So they kept the matter to themselves, <br />questioning what rising from the dead meant.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Background on the Gospel Reading<br /><br /></strong>On the second Sunday of Lent in each Lectionary cycle, the Gospel reading proclaims the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration. This event is reported in each of the Synoptic Gospels—Matthew, Mark, and Luke. This year, in Lectionary Cycle B, we hear Mark’s report of this event.<br /><br />The context for Mark’s Transfiguration story is similar to that found in both Matthew’s and Luke’s Gospel. The Transfiguration occurs after Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Messiah and Jesus’ prediction about his passion. After this, in each of these Gospels, there is also a discussion of the cost of discipleship.<br /><br />In each case, Jesus takes three of his disciples—Peter, James, and John—to a high mountain. While they are there, Elijah and Moses appear with Jesus. In Matthew’s and Mark’s Gospel, there is reference to a conversation among Jesus, Elijah, and Moses, but only Luke’s Gospel includes the detail that this conversation is about what Jesus will accomplish in Jerusalem.<br /><br />Elijah and Moses are significant figures in the history of Israel. Moses led the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and received from Yahweh the Ten Commandments. In appearing with Jesus at his Transfiguration, Moses represents the Law that guides the lives of the Jewish people. Elijah is remembered as one of the most important prophets of Israel who helped the Israelites stay faithful to Yahweh. Some Jews believed that Elijah’s return would signal the coming of the Messiah for the Jewish people. This belief is evidenced in the question posed by Jesus’ disciples after they have witnessed the Transfiguration. The appearance of these two important figures from Israel’s history with Jesus signifies Jesus’ continuity with the Law and with the prophets and that Jesus is the fulfillment of all that was promised to the people of Israel.<br /><br />On seeing Jesus with Elijah and Moses and having witnessed his Transfiguration, Peter offers to construct three tents for them. Mark reports that the disciples are terrified by what they have witnessed and that Peter’s offer is made out of confusion. We also notice that Peter has reverted from his earlier confession that Jesus is the Messiah, calling Jesus rabbi instead. As if in reply to Peter’s confusion, a voice from heaven speaks, affirming Jesus as God's Son and commanding the disciples to obey him. This voice from heaven recalls the voice that was heard at Jesus’ baptism.<br /><br />In his Transfiguration, we see an anticipation of the glory of Jesus’ Resurrection. In each of the reports of the Transfiguration, Jesus instructs the disciples to keep secret what they have seen until after the Son of Man has risen from the dead. The disciples’ confusion continues as they wonder what Jesus means by rising from the dead. The disciples cannot possibly understand Jesus’ Transfiguration until they also witness his passion and death. We hear the story of Jesus’ Transfiguration early in Lent, but we have the benefit of hindsight. In our hearing of it, we anticipate Jesus’ Resurrection, even as we prepare to remember Jesus’ passion and death.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Family Connection<br /><br /></strong>Every family has special moments that they remember and share again and again. In sharing these stories, the meaning and importance of these events develop and deepen over time. This is how it was with the disciples’ remembrance of Jesus’ Transfiguration. The full significance of what they had seen and experienced could only be understood after Jesus’ death and Resurrection. As they told other believers about this event and recorded the story for us in the Bible, our understanding of what it means to call Jesus God's own Son has also deepened.<br /><br />As you gather as a family, think about some special family memories that your family tells over and over again. Talk about why these memories are important to you. Recall that in the Bible we find many important memories about Jesus that have been recorded for us so that we can believe that Jesus is God’s Son. Read today’s Gospel, Mark 9:2-10. What do we learn about Jesus from this Gospel? (He fulfills the promises God made to Israel through the Law and the prophets. God glorified Jesus in his Resurrection. Jesus is God’s Son.) Conclude in prayer together that as we continue to read the Bible, we will deepen our understanding of and our love for Jesus. Pray together the Lord’s Prayer.</span><br /><br /><br />Sources: Loyola Press; Sunday Readings<br />PRAYER WARRIORS OF THE HOLY SOULS (PWHS)</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243766973174098034.post-18114179466961139552021-02-27T20:43:00.005+08:002021-02-27T20:43:57.272+08:00Visual Verse of the Day (NIV)<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_iv3ELtg6JvcCcGC1uPLXp46TUaaeKYwvCOCJ91IAKMk-AWEG2WMTcnO8n8DpT9Ufn-4b6CSYrEgjMFJmS9mE2hq-joZQdSK7VCC7-bo__fdXDVnMxT34ObE1_u6sRV1uihahI5H6lQ/s476/image_2021-02-27_204301.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="476" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ_iv3ELtg6JvcCcGC1uPLXp46TUaaeKYwvCOCJ91IAKMk-AWEG2WMTcnO8n8DpT9Ufn-4b6CSYrEgjMFJmS9mE2hq-joZQdSK7VCC7-bo__fdXDVnMxT34ObE1_u6sRV1uihahI5H6lQ/w640-h640/image_2021-02-27_204301.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This event in the life of Jesus is reported in each of the Synoptic Gospels—Matthew, Mark, and Luke—but it is not found in John’s Gospel. This year we read Mark’s account of this event.<br /><br />Compared to the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, the details throughout Mark’s narrative are sparse. This is evident in Mark’s account of Jesus’ temptation in the desert. Mark tells us only that Jesus was led into the desert by the Spirit and that for 40 days he was tempted by Satan. The Gospels of Matthew and Luke explain that Jesus fasted while in the desert, that Satan presented him with three temptations, and that Jesus refused each one, quoting Scripture. Only the Gospels of Matthew and Mark report that angels ministered to Jesus at the end of his time in the desert.<br /><br />In each of the Synoptic Gospels, the temptation of Jesus follows his baptism by John the Baptist. In Mark’s Gospel, we are told that Jesus went into the desert immediately after his baptism, led by the Spirit. Jesus’ public ministry in Galilee begins after his temptation in the desert. Mark’s Gospel makes a connection between the arrest of John the Baptist and the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. Jesus’ preaching about the Kingdom of God is in continuity with the preaching of John the Baptist, but it is also something new. As Jesus announces it, the Kingdom of God is beginning; the time of the fulfillment of God’s promises is here.<br /><br />The fact that Jesus spent 40 days in the desert is significant. This recalls the 40 years that the Israelites wandered in the desert after being led from slavery in Egypt. The prophet Elijah also journeyed in the desert for 40days and nights, making his way to Horeb, the mountain of God, where he was also attended to by an angel of the Lord. Remembering the significance of these events, we also set aside 40 days for the season of Lent.<br /><br />In Mark’s Gospel, the desert marks beginning of Jesus’ battle with Satan; the ultimate test will be in Jesus’ final hours on the cross. In a similar way, our Lenten observances are only a beginning, a preparation for and a reinforcement of our ongoing struggle to resist the temptations we face in our lives. During Lent, we are led by the Holy Spirit to remember the vows of Baptism in which we promised to reject sin and to follow Jesus. Just as Jesus was ministered to by the angels, God also supports us in our struggle against sin and temptation. We succeed because Jesus conquered sin once and for all in his saving death on the cross.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Family Connection<br /><br /></strong>The announcement that Jesus makes as he begins his preaching in today’s Gospel is recalled on Ash Wednesday at the signing with ashes: “Repent and believe in the gospel.” This is our challenge for Lent; indeed, it is the challenge of our entire life. During Lent, we are invited to strengthen and to renew the promises that we made at our Baptism, to reject Satan and sin so as to live as children of God. Through the grace of God that we received at Baptism, we follow the promptings of the Holy Spirit and know that with Jesus’ help, we will be victorious over sin.<br /><br />As you gather as a family, talk about the importance of Baptism. At our Baptism, our sins were forgiven, and we promised to live as children of God. As part of the Rite of Baptism, we rejected sin and Satan. Read today’s Gospel, Mark 1:12-15. During Lent, we renew the promises of our Baptism, turning again from sin and promising to follow God. Light a candle, perhaps a candle used at one of your family member’s Baptisms, and pray together the<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/prayer/traditional-catholic-prayers/prayers-every-catholic-should-know/act-of-contrition%23entry:5477:url/&source=gmail&ust=1613919830626000&usg=AFQjCNEPPW4jgPNLW1aUmrAG0OTbpKQgSw" href="https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/prayer/traditional-catholic-prayers/prayers-every-catholic-should-know/act-of-contrition#entry:5477:url/" rel="noopener" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"> Act of Contrition</a>.<br /><br /><br />Sources: Loyola Press; Sunday Readings<br />PRAYER WARRIORS OF THE HOLY SOULS (PWHS)</span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243766973174098034.post-47663344925251855772021-02-20T23:07:00.003+08:002021-02-20T23:07:31.683+08:00Wisdom from St. Ignatius of Loyola<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><div class="m_2921060009068898610mcnTextContent" style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: lato; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 60px 90px 30px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><h3 style="color: #404040; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 45px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Why Jesus Christ appeared. For three reasons, which the Gospel indicates to us -- to strengthen the still hesistating faith of the Apostles; to prepare them for an approaching and long separation; to animate them to the sacrifices He is going to ask of them.</h3></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_2921060009068898610mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_2921060009068898610mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h2 style="color: white; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00c8ff;"><strong>— St. Ignatius of Loyola</strong></span></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243766973174098034.post-17836946148365754392021-02-14T06:00:00.017+08:002021-02-14T06:00:00.243+08:00 Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle B February 14, 2021<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><strong>First Reading<br /></strong>Leviticus 13:1-2,44-46<br />The Law regarding leprosy is given to Moses and Aaron.<br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><strong>Responsorial Psalm<br /></strong>Psalm 32:1-2,5,11<br />A prayer of contrition and confession for sin.<br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><strong>Second Reading<br /></strong>1 Corinthians 10:31—11:1<br />Paul urges the Corinthians to imitate him as he imitates Christ.<br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><strong>Gospel Reading<br /></strong>Mark 1:40-45<br />Jesus cures a person with leprosy, who reports his cure to everyone.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><u><strong>Gospel <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/1?40&source=gmail&ust=1613290736026000&usg=AFQjCNH6-YaKGd33miI_5GL021IQ3aAbuA" href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/1?40" rel="noopener" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Mk 1:40-45</a><br /><br /></strong></u></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">A leper came to Jesus and kneeling down begged him and said,<br />“If you wish, you can make me clean.”<br />Moved with pity, he stretched out his hand,<br />touched him, and said to him,<br />“I do will it. Be made clean.”<br />The leprosy left him immediately, and he was made clean.<br />Then, warning him sternly, he dismissed him at once.<br />He said to him, “See that you tell no one anything,<br />but go, show yourself to the priest<br />and offer for your cleansing what Moses prescribed;<br />that will be proof for them.”<br />The man went away and began to publicize the whole matter.<br />He spread the report abroad<br />so that it was impossible for Jesus to enter a town openly.<br />He remained outside in deserted places,<br />and people kept coming to him from everywhere.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><strong>Background on the Gospel Reading<br /><br /></strong></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">In today’s Gospel, we continue to hear Mark report the miraculous healings that Jesus performed in Galilee. The Gospel begins with Jesus healing a man with leprosy. Leprosy is a disfiguring, infectious skin disease that has been surrounded by many social and religious taboos throughout history. In 1873, the cause of leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, was identified. We now know that leprosy is caused by a bacterial infection. Although it is infectious, modern medical studies have shown that transmission is more difficult than previously thought. Since the 1940s, medical treatments have been available, and the patient no longer needs to be isolated once long-term treatment has begun.<br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">In Jesus’ time, however, religious and social taboos dictated the behavior of those with leprosy and other skin diseases. The Law of Moses provided for the examination of skin diseases by the priests, and if leprosy was identified, the person was declared unclean. People with leprosy lived in isolation from the community. They were instructed to rip their clothes and to announce their presence with loud cries when moving in the community. If the sores of leprosy healed, the Law of Moses provided a purification rite that permitted the person to return to the community.<br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">In today's Gospel, the man with leprosy took the initiative, approaching Jesus and asking for healing. In doing so, the leper violated the religious customs of the day by approaching a person who was clean. His request to Jesus can be interpreted as a courageous and daring act. The confidence of the leper in Jesus' ability to heal him is evident in the words of his request. But his words can also be read as a challenge to Jesus, asking just how far Jesus was willing to extend himself in order to heal someone. While healing the man, Jesus touched him, which also violated established social norms. This is an important sign of the depth of Jesus' compassion for the man and an important statement about Jesus' interpretation of the Law of Moses.<br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Although Jesus touched the leper, he did not break completely with the Law of Moses. He instructed the man not to tell anyone about the cure and told him to present himself to the priests as prescribed by the Law of Moses. The first instruction sounds nearly impossible to honor. Certainly, the man would want to share the good news of his healing, and his quick improvement would require an explanation. The second instruction honors the Law of Moses.<br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Mark's Gospel tells us that after this healing, it became difficult for Jesus to travel freely. There are several possible explanations for this. There might have been concern about the repercussions of Jesus' breach of social and religious norms. In touching the man with leprosy, Jesus made himself unclean. Mark's narrative, however, leads to the conclusion that Jesus' movement was hampered by his popularity. Despite his instructions, the cured man spread the word about Jesus' healing power. Even when Jesus was in deserted places, people sought him out in search of his healing.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><strong>Family Connection<br /><br /></strong></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Today’s Gospel invites us to think about the choices we make as individuals and as a family. Jesus was faced with a choice in today’s Gospel. By choosing to heal the man with leprosy, Jesus showed God’s compassion for the sick and the outcast. The man knew that Jesus had a choice and that Jesus could reject his request. He may have expected that Jesus would not help him. The social taboos regarding leprosy certainly gave him little on which to base his hope. In the person of the man with leprosy, we see an image of all those in need. The sick and the outcast of our world are watching us, to see if we as Christians will choose to extend ourselves to others in need of healing and compassion.<br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Gather with your family and talk about some of the choices you have made as a family. (where to go on vacation, what activities to do together, how to spend our evenings, and so on) How does your family go about making these decisions? What do your choices communicate to others about your family’s values? In today’s Gospel, Jesus was faced with a choice. Read today’s Gospel, Mark 1:40-45. In choosing to heal the man with leprosy, Jesus chose to show God’s compassion and mercy. All our choices reflect our faith, and others are watching. Conclude in prayer together, asking God to help your family show compassion to others in your family decisions. Pray together today’s Psalm, Psalm 32, or pray the<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/prayer/traditional-catholic-prayers/prayers-for-special-intentions/prayer-for-vocations&source=gmail&ust=1613290736026000&usg=AFQjCNHIf85xhvw-rRASgEX7EVruWnARgA" href="https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/prayer/traditional-catholic-prayers/prayers-for-special-intentions/prayer-for-vocations" rel="noopener" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"> </a><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/prayer/traditional-catholic-prayers/prayers-for-special-intentions/prayer-for-vocations&source=gmail&ust=1613290736026000&usg=AFQjCNHIf85xhvw-rRASgEX7EVruWnARgA" href="https://www.loyolapress.com/catholic-resources/prayer/traditional-catholic-prayers/prayers-for-special-intentions/prayer-for-vocations" rel="noopener" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"><u>Prayer for Vocations</u></a>.<br /><br /><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Sources: Loyola Press; Sunday Readings<br />PRAYER WARRIORS OF THE HOLY SOULS (PWHS)</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243766973174098034.post-13710035724845449402021-02-07T15:00:00.002+08:002021-02-07T15:00:05.147+08:00Daily Quote - Magnify the Lord with me...<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpuGPLpFjEvRg3dWDZZdTPNDxB0OfD907bMKTNK9jb6BjJwMPq-tQSY6W4nBc5vTAbzxA2vPIK3OWJGvRu6DhlWwsP_f5KbefycUPeM2dLq9QyKGMW-mMMwV9dEcf5ESllyt87BJiPNE/s600/image_2021-02-04_004713.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpuGPLpFjEvRg3dWDZZdTPNDxB0OfD907bMKTNK9jb6BjJwMPq-tQSY6W4nBc5vTAbzxA2vPIK3OWJGvRu6DhlWwsP_f5KbefycUPeM2dLq9QyKGMW-mMMwV9dEcf5ESllyt87BJiPNE/w640-h640/image_2021-02-04_004713.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243766973174098034.post-17055550807585825202021-02-07T06:00:00.001+08:002021-02-07T06:00:04.917+08:00Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Cycle B February 7, 2021<p><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></strong></p><p><strong style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">First Reading</span></strong></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">ob 7:1-4,6-7<br />Job laments his sufferings and his life.<br /><br /><strong>Responsorial Psalm<br /></strong>Psalm 147:1-6<br />A song of praise for the Lord’s goodness to the lowly.<br /><br /><strong>Second Reading<br /></strong>1 Corinthians 9:16-19,22-23<br />Paul explains the conditions under which he preaches the gospel and the reasons why he will not accept financial help from the Corinthians.<br /><br /><strong>Gospel Reading<br /></strong>Mark 1:29-39<br />Jesus cures Simon’s mother-in-law and many others as well.<br /><br /></span></p><h3 dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gospel <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/1?29&source=gmail&ust=1612439649772000&usg=AFQjCNFM_NpJUuL9JQzEhPr3MZDJPaH1kw" href="https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/1?29" rel="noopener" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">Mk 1:29-39</a></span></h3><p style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">On leaving the synagogue<br />Jesus entered the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.<br />Simon’s mother-in-law lay sick with a fever.<br />They immediately told him about her.<br />He approached, grasped her hand, and helped her up.<br />Then the fever left her and she waited on them.<br /><br />When it was evening, after sunset,<br />they brought to him all who were ill or possessed by demons.<br />The whole town was gathered at the door.<br />He cured many who were sick with various diseases,<br />and he drove out many demons,<br />not permitting them to speak because they knew him.<br /><br />Rising very early before dawn, he left <br />and went off to a deserted place, where he prayed.<br />Simon and those who were with him pursued him<br />and on finding him said, “Everyone is looking for you.”<br />He told them, “Let us go on to the nearby villages<br />that I may preach there also.<br />For this purpose have I come.”<br />So he went into their synagogues,<br />preaching and driving out demons throughout the whole of Galilee.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Background on the Gospel Reading</strong></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Today we continue to read from Mark’s Gospel, learning more about the ministry of Jesus. Jesus cured Simon’s mother-in-law, and she immediately began to serve Jesus and his disciples. Jesus also cured many others who were brought to him, healing their illnesses and driving out demons. As we will see throughout Mark’s Gospel, Jesus did not permit the demons to speak because they knew his identity and would have revealed it to those who were present.<br /><br />On the morning after this busy day, Jesus retreated in prayer, but was pursued by Simon and others who brought news that many people were looking for him. At this point in Mark’s Gospel, we begin to see a distinct role for the inner circle of Jesus’ disciples—they act as intermediaries between Jesus and the people. Jesus reports to his disciples that they need to leave Capernaum to preach in other places.<br /><br />Today’s Gospel completes a picture of Jesus’ ministry: preaching, curing the sick, driving out demons, and then moving on to continue this work in another place. Mark's Gospel tells us that Jesus did this throughout Galilee.<br /><br />Jesus’ compassion and healing of the sick is a sign of the Kingdom of God. The Church continues to extend Christ’s healing presence to others in its ministry to the sick. In the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, the Church prays for spiritual and physical healing, forgiveness of sins, and comfort for those who are suffering from illness.<br /><br />In today’s Gospel we also notice the importance of<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.loyolapress.com/prayer.htm&source=gmail&ust=1612439649772000&usg=AFQjCNFCf8UcMaqO2Nmid6whk7rLzCZH5A" href="http://www.loyolapress.com/prayer.htm" rel="noopener" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank"> prayer</a> in Jesus’ daily life. Jesus rose early in the morning, removed himself from the crowds, and went to a deserted place to pray. When the disciples found him, he told them that it was time to move on. We believe that in his prayers Jesus found guidance and direction from God. We also bring our decision-making to God in prayer, asking for his guidance and direction in our lives.<br /><br /><br /><strong>Family Connection</strong><br /><br />We know from last week’s Gospel that Jesus gathered and prayed with the community in the synagogue. Today we learn that Jesus also took the time to pray alone. Following the example of Jesus, we also pray together with our community, and we take the time to pray alone. Our children observe our prayer with others. We might want to take the opportunity to talk with them about our private prayer, however, so that through our example, they may learn to make private prayer an important part of their daily lives.<br /><br />Gather as a family and talk about the ways in which your family prays together (at Mass, grace before meals, bedtime prayers). Invite each member of the family to talk about his or her private prayer: When do you pray? Where do you pray? How do you pray? What do you pray for?<br /><br />Jesus modeled for us a life of prayer. Read together today’s Gospel, Mark 1:29-39. Talk about this Gospel with your family. Ask questions such as the following: What do you think Jesus was praying about in today’s Gospel? What guidance have you received from God in prayer? Conclude by asking God to bless our times of prayer so that we can know and follow God’s ways. Pray together the Lord’s Prayer.<br /><br /><br />Sources: Loyola Press; Sunday Readings <br />PRAYER WARRIORS OF THE HOLY SOULS (PWHS) </span></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7243766973174098034.post-6126057871765124212021-02-05T08:00:00.001+08:002021-02-05T08:00:11.117+08:00Wisdom from John Cuddeback Ph.D. Inbox<p> </p><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;" valign="top"><div class="m_389895892229123389mcnTextContent" style="color: #4d4d4d; font-family: lato; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 60px 90px 30px; text-align: center; word-break: break-word;"><h3 style="color: #404040; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 45px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Of course, the critical question is: Why do we not have true friendships? The answer is startlingly simple. We cannot have true friendships if we are not striving to be virtuous. The kind of life required for friendship is a virtuous life.</h3></div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; padding-top: 9px;" valign="top"><table align="left" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_389895892229123389mcnTextContentContainer" style="border-collapse: collapse; max-width: 100%; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td class="m_389895892229123389mcnTextContent" style="color: #202020; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 18px 9px; word-break: break-word;" valign="top"><h2 style="color: white; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00c8ff;"><strong>— John Cuddeback Ph.D.</strong></span></h2><h2 style="color: white; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 22.5px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #00c8ff;">from his book <em>True Friendship: Where Virtue Becomes Happiness</em></span></h2></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="m_389895892229123389mcnDividerBlock" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #222222; font-family: Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small; min-width: 100%; table-layout: fixed !important; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px; min-width: 100%; padding: 15px 18px 20px;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; min-width: 100%; width: 100%px;"><tbody><tr><td style="margin: 0px;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0